Page 20: Historical Events In 1945

Sep 30   In this year, Hank Greenberg's final day HR claims pennant for Tigers.   

Oct 01   Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from the army.   

Oct 01   Walter B Cannon, US physiologist (Traumatic Shock), dies at 73   

Oct 03   Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10   

Oct 03   World Federation of Trade Unions formed; CIO a member   

Oct 05   "Meet the Press" premieres on radio   

Oct 06   Gen Eisenhower welcomed in Hague (on Hitler's train)   

Oct 07   Dutch author A M de Jong's murderer Ton van Gog escapes.   

Oct 08   Herman T Colenbrander, historian, dies at 73.   

Oct 08   Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada   

Oct 09   British troops occupy Andamanen in Gulf of Bengal.   

Oct 10   Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series   

Oct 11   Chinese civil war begins, Chiang Kai-Shek vs Mao Tse-Tung.   

Oct 11   Typhoon hits Okinawa, damaging many Navy ships   

Oct 12   Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida   

Oct 14   Chicago Cardinals end a record 29-game losing streak, beat Bears.   

Oct 15   Baseball Attendance hits record 10.28 million (Tigers 1.28 is highest).   

Oct 15   French statesman Pierre Laval is executed for betraying his country to Nazis in World War Two.   

Oct 15   Pierre Laval former premier of Vichy France, executed   

Oct 15   Pierre Laval, former premier of Vichy France, executed at 62   

Oct 16   UN's Food and Agriculture Organization comes into existence   

Oct 17   Juan Peron is recorded as becoming dictator of Argentina   

Oct 18   Nazi war crime trial opens in Nuremberg.   

Oct 19   Foundation of War Widow's Guild of Australia The guild's inaugural president was Mrs Jessie Vasey, widow of Major-General GA Vasey, who had asked his wife to "look after the widows"   

Oct 20   Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Lawrence opens trial of Neurenberg.   

Oct 21   Women in France allowed to vote for 1st time   

Oct 21   Women in France allowed to vote for inaugural time.   

Oct 23   Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract   

Oct 24   Charter of United Nations of force became   

Oct 24   Robert Ley, German nazi, commits suicide   

Oct 24   United Nations are created.   

Oct 24   United Nations Charter is recorded as becoming effective.   

Oct 25   Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen Chiang Kai-shek   

Oct 27   "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances   

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Jan 03   Stephen stills: Dallas tx, songwriter/guitarist (cosby stills & nash)   

Jan 03   Victoria principal: Fukuoka japan, actress (earthquake, pamela-dallas)   

Jan 04   Jay dee maness: Loma linda ca, singer (desert rose band-love reunited)   

Jan 04   Vesa-matti loiri: Finnish entertainer   

Jan 04   Richard r. schrock: American chemist, nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Sam wyche: Nfl coach (cincinnati bengals)   

Jan 05   Chuck mckinley: U.s. tennis player    

Jan 05   Roger spottiswoode: Canadian-born film director   

Jan 01   Vit nejedly: Composer,    

Jan 02   Betram home ramsay: Engl adm/cmdr naval forces (normandy),   

Jan 03   Fyodor akimenko: Composer,    

Jan 06   Vladimir vernadsky: Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)   

Jan 08   Jac[obus] p thijsse: Dutch biologist (omgang met planten),    

Jan 09   Jüri uluots: Estonian prime minister (b. 1890)   

Jan 10   Rudolf borchardt: Writer,    

Jan 14   Sandor vandor: Composer,